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Hackney Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 10thth minute of the game Kong Hong Cheng who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hackney FC's Les Ring was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Kong Hong Cheng put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Les Ring. Les Ring came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by The Titans's Yang Xi Di. But to his dismay, Yang Xi Di quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Richard Shephard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lee Folan in the 21st minute of the match. Les Ring made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yang Xi Di in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, The Titans's Yang Xi Di sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Les Ring narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Les Ring showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yang Xi Di in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Yang Xi Di ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Les Ring was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After some careless play in the Hackney FC defense, Yang Xi Di kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Les Ring. The Hackney FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Les Ring should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Hackney FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Al Potterton hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute, Kong Hong Cheng left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Titans fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yang Xi Di in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Les Ring saved Hackney FC from getting behind. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yang Xi Di was the one to do the kick off. A hard shot 53 in the game by Yang Xi Di from a close distance when the talented Les Ring managed to make a qualified save. Hackney FC's players were relieved. Yang Xi Di fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Les Ring having to interfere. If Yang Xi Di had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Les Ring was a little too slow when Kong Hong Cheng got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 0-6. John-Paul Cotton kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. The Titans's Gheorghe Hagi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Hackney FC. When The Titans's Kong Hong Cheng, in the 73rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for The Titans. After a rather tough play, The Titans's Mattias Kemp got a free kick in the 75th minute. If Dom Ellershaw had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, Kristopher Hancock left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Titans fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. In the 87th minute Kong Hong Cheng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Les Ring saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kong Hong Cheng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Les Ring having to interfere. Kristopher Hancock scored 0-9 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Les Ring, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Hackney FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Zane Crabtree hit a great ball. Hackney FC's Les Ring proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Hackney FC from getting a goal against them. The Titans's Marty Lightfoot pulled a muscle in his back after 96 minutes and couldn't finish the game. In the 97th match minute, Hackney FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lee Folan to maneuver through the defense. The Titans's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.